Bank Holiday Today, November 11, 2026: Why SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Other Banks Closed Today? Bhai Dooj To Diwali

Banks in India are going to be closed in several cities due to the celebration of Bhai Dooj and last day of Diwali. Also, some states will celebrate Ningol Chakkouba and Chitragupt Jayanti. In major cities like Kolkata, Lucknow, and others, banks like SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank and Canara Bank, among others, are closed on Wednesday. However, these bank branches will continue to be operational as normal in a host of other major metro cities.

Bank Holiday Today, November 11, 2026:

Banks will be closed due to the celebration of Laxmi Puja (Deepawali), Ningol Chakkouba, Bhratridwitiya, Bhai Dooj and Chitragupt Jayanti on November 11, 2026.

On this day, banks will be closed in cities like Gangtok, Imphal, Kanpur, Lucknow, Kolkata, and Shimla.

While banks will have a normal working day in cities like Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Kohima, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Vijayawada.

How To Carry Banking Transactions When Bank Branches Are Closed?

There are several alternative options available, which are open 24x7 and accessible anywhere in the country.

1. UPI payments: You can use Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, or BHIM UPI for transactions like money transfer, QR code payments, merchant payments and utility bill payments.

2. ATM Transactions: ATM services are open 24x7. You can withdraw, deposit, or inquire about your balance sheet at your respective bank's ATM. You can also generate PIN or change it wherever the ATM system supports it.

3. Mobile and internet banking: Mobile and internet banking can be done for NEFT, RTGS and IMPS transactions. You can also easily open a fixed deposit account, apply for loan, download bank statement, apply for new cheque books and pay utility bills using your bank's mobile app or net banking.

Bhai Dooj 2026:

Bhai Dooj is celebrated on several occasions, such as the Diwali or Tihar festival and the Holi festival. In case of Diwali, Bhai Dooj marks the last day of the festival. Bhai Dooj is a Hindu festival celebrating the relationship between brothers and sisters. The celebrations of this day are similar to the festival of Raksha Bandhan.

Ningol Chakkouba 2026:

Ningol is one of the major festival celebrated by Meitis communities and a state holiday for Manipur. The festival is almost similar like Bhai Dooj. Here, Ningol symbolizes the strong bond between married ladies and their brothers along with paternal families.

Chitragupt Jayanti 2026:

Chitragupta Jayanti is a sacred occasion dedicated to Lord Chitragupta, the divine registrar and accountant of the universe in Hindu cosmology. According to the Puranas, particularly the Brahma Vaivarta Purana and the Skanda Purana, Lord Chitragupta was created by Lord Brahma to assist in the administration of the universe and the systematic recording of the deeds (Karma) of every living being, as per Sanatan Hindu website.

Bhratridwitiya 2026:

Bhratridwitiya is also called as Bhai Dooj which celebrates the bond of siblings. The rituals of the festival is similar to Raksha Bandhan, where the sister ties a beautiful blessed rakhi on the wrist of her brother for being her protector and for his growth, prosperity and longevity.